successive

Definitions

suc- (right after) + cess (go) + -ive = "coming one right after another" — consecutive.

Common Collocations

• 1.successive generations一代又一代
• 2.successive governments历届政府
• 3.on successive days连续数日
• 4.successive attempts一次又一次的尝试

Example Sentences

• 1.

  It rained for three successive days.

• 2.

  Successive governments failed to solve the problem.